ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s once-a-decade redistricting process has played out in protracted court battles, sowed confusion among voters as well as candidates and exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party.
The congressional and state Senate district maps finalized Friday by a court-appointed independent expert laid the groundwork for what will be an incredibly messy primary season as incumbent Dems square off against one another in several key races around the city and state.
Maps crafted by Jonathan Cervas, the court-appointed special master tasked with drawing competitive, nonpartisan districts, follow a byzantine back-and-forth in the courts that resulted in the state’s highest court determined Democrats unconstitutionally gerrymandered districts in their favor earlier this year.
